I watch a lot of movies on Blu-ray and DVD. A film has to really be out there for me to call it unique.
LOLA (2022) is unique. It’s a smartly assembled film that mixes found footage and science fiction. It’s in black and white and skillfully incorporates old news footage.
A young English woman in the 1930s invents Lola, a machine that can access radio and TV signals from the future. She and her sister use it to hear music like David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”. They’re having fun and the film is light until World War II breaks out. Lola is used to help the English military. It’s helpful until something goes wrong and the future is drastically changed.
The Blu-ray also has two shorts by the same director which are silent. They’re worth seeing too.
Sad! 